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Table 3 Change for physical impairment measures for the education control and physiotherapy groups

From: A pilot randomised clinical trial of physiotherapy (manual therapy, exercise, and education) for early-onset hip osteoarthritis post-hip arthroscopy

Impairment measure

Education control group (mean change (95% CI))

Physiotherapy intervention group (mean change (95% CI))

Flexion ROM (°)

−1 (−6 to 4)

3 (−1 to 7)

Abduction strength (Nm/kg)

0.3 (−0.1 to 0.6)

0.2 (−0.1 to 0.5)

Adduction strength (Nm/kg)

0.5 (0.1 to 0.9)

0.1 (−0.2 to 0.4)

Extension strength (Nm/kg)

0.4 (0.2 to 0.6)

0.4 (0.3 to 0.6)

Flexion strength (Nm/kg)

0.4 (0.1 to 0.6)

0.3 (0.1 to 0.5)

ER strength (Nm/kg)

0.2 (0.0 to 0.3)

0.1 (0.0 to 0.3)

IR strength (Nm/kg)

0.1 (0.0 to 0.3)

0.0 (−0.1 to 0.1)

  1. Covariates included in the model = age, gender. ROM range of motion, ER external rotation, IR internal rotation, Nm/kg peak torque normalised for body weight measured in Newton metres per kilogram, CI confidence interval